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LGSS Pensions Update

Stay informed about LGSS Pension Fund developments including asset pooling progress and payroll migration to Altair platform. Learn about self-service options available for both employers and scheme members.

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LGSS Pensions Update

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  1. LGSS Pensions Update Mark Whitby Head of Pensions

  2. Fund developments • Fund performance • Asset pooling: ACCESS • Payroll migration • Self-service

  3. Whole Fund Performance

  4. Fund AssetStructure at 31 December 2015

  5. Investment Managers at 31 December 2015

  6. Asset pooling:the journey so far • Summer 2015 Budget – ‘...administering authorities [must] pool investments to significantly reduce costs, while maintaining overall investment performance...local authorities to come forward with their own proposals to meet common criteria for delivering savings’. • Autumn statement - Creation of 6 “British Wealth Funds” each with: • Asset pool(s) that achieve the benefits of scale (min £25bn) • Strong governance and decision making • Reduced costs and excellent value for money • Improved capacity to invest in infrastructure • Initial stages – reporting • 19 February: commitment to pooling • 15 July: full detail including projected savings

  7. Legend ACCESS Border to Coast Brunel / SW+ Central Lancs/LPFA Northern Powerhouse London Wales Scotland/NI/IoM February pooling proposals

  8. Our asset pool:

  9. What does an asset pool look like? Individual Funds Pool Service providers Pool Joint Governance committee (EMs) Assets Managers (internal/external) Fund 1 “Operator” Fund Administrator Assets Fund 2 Audit, tax, legal Pooled vehicle(s) (eg build or rent ACS) OR IMAs with managers (use their vehicles) Assets Fund 3 Depositary/ Custodian

  10. Implications of pooling • Elected members from constituent funds will oversee the ACCESS pool • Target date 1 April 2018 to establish pool • Backstop legislation exists to compel funds to pool • Some exemptions to pooling e.g. close ended funds, Direct Property • Role of Pension Committees relatively unchanged except they will no longer appoint investment managers • National savings estimated at £200m-£300m per annum, local savings being modelled • Should result in downward pressure on employer rates

  11. Other developments: Payroll migration • Pensions payroll moving from Oracle to Altair payroll • Altair is our modular pensions administration platform: • - Database, Calculations, Imaging, Workflow, • Self-service, Payroll • Parallel running June/July, Live August 2016 • Integrated solution • - Reduced double keying, errors and reconciliations • - Reduced cost

  12. Other developments: Self-service • Employer self-service (ESS) now being used by around half of scheme employers • Thousands of secure ESS transactions each year: new starters, updates, leavers, etcetera • Member self-service (MSS) - we are moving to electronic issue of active annual benefit statements • Final MSS invite letter has been issued to scheme members • MSS take up still below expectations - yet only 200 members opted out of electronic statements • Encourage employers and members to use self-service facilities

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